Legend of Bop City (San Francisco)

[Brad]

Yesterday, Marc Myers in JazzWax posted an interview he did with director Carol Chamberland who made a film or a video about the legendary Bop City in San Francisco. The film has been seldom seen but JazzWax provided a link to see it. 

https://www.jazzwax.com/2023/12/int...s&utm_content=Interview:+Carol+P.+Chamberland

Today he provided the link and how to see it. The film is only available to watch until Sunday.

https://www.jazzwax.com/2023/12/carol-p-chamberlands-the-legend-of-bop-city.html

[Quasimado]

Many thanks for this!  San Francisco's black jazz scene in the 50's tends to be overlooked in comparison to LA's Central Avenue, but it was jumping, and Jimbo's was at its heart. In this film musicians and patrons (and Jimbo himself) reminisce about his legendary club and the scene at the time. There are some some great photos and stories of Bird, Dexter, Billie etc.   As Brad says, you can still see it through to Sunday. Follow the links above. Don't miss it!

 

[mikeweil]

Great stuff, I wonder where she got that truckload of photos. It's a shame this cannot be widely available due to prolems with music licensing.

[mikeweil]

It helped me a lot to read the interview with Carol Chamberlain: https://www.jazzwax.com/2023/12/interview-carol-p-chamberland.html

Edited December 28, 2023 by mikeweil

[Brad]

I just watched it and thought it was great. A real shame it’s not widely available. 

[Niko]

Thanks for sharing, glad I could finally watch it...

[Brad]

6 hours ago, Niko said:

Thanks for sharing, glad I could finally watch it...

👍

[Tom in RI]

Thanks for the heads up.

[Brad]

I found this brief article by Carol Chamberland about Bop City, Jimbo’s Bop City: Historical Essay

Unfortunately, I’m not able to access the original article in California State History, from which this was excerpted.